Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
February 21, 2024
Via: Education NextIn 1988, Xerox CEO David Kearns co-authored a book titled Winning the Brain Race: A Bold Plan to Make Our Schools Competitive. Three years later, Kearns became deputy secretary of education under President George H. W. Bush. Three years after […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
February 21, 2024
Via: K-12 DiveEmbedding social-emotional learning practices in curriculum can help students strengthen their conflict-resolution toolkits by developing related skills such as self-awareness, communication and self-management. These can be developmentally taught across K-12 through cooperative games and activities, and by teaching students phrases […]
February 8, 2024
Via: eSchool NewsAsk most parents if their children’s school should start an esports team, and you’ll be met with reluctance. Video games? In the classroom? Absolutely not! The reasons why pile up quickly. Some worry it could lead to their children spending […]
January 11, 2024
Via: eSchool NewsEducators generate and collect student Individualized Education Program (IEP) data daily. Because of the number of stakeholders involved in the IEP development and implementation, student data sets may exist in case files, spreadsheets or several software programs. Some school leaders […]
January 9, 2024
Via: eSchool NewsAs we stand on the cusp of a new year, it’s remarkable to reflect on how sensory spaces for schools have evolved. It has been quite heartening. This shift is not merely a coincidence; rather, it is a result of […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
January 8, 2024
Via: K-12 DiveEarly dispute resolution approaches, such as voluntary mediation, can cut down on more adversarial and costly avenues to address school-family disagreements, CADRE said. Plus, since mediation can result in two parties reaching their own agreement — rather than a hearing […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
January 4, 2024
Via: K-12 DiveSchool districts located in states that opt into the Summer EBT program will have to share with state officials their data on which students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, said Crystal FitzSimons, director of school and out-of-school time […]
January 4, 2024
Via: K-12 DiveAs students and staff return to campuses after winter break, some schools are on heightened alert with respiratory illnesses rising in their communities. In Maryland’s Montgomery County Public Schools, a health update issued Tuesday from Dr. Patricia Kapunan, the district’s […]
January 2, 2024
Via: eSchool NewsTeacher training programs often introduce aspiring educators to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, an eight-decade-old principle that reminds teachers that learning is significantly more difficult when other needs are not accounted for. Physiological needs such as air, water, and food are […]
December 26, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsAvantis Education, the leading provider of VR and AR content and hardware for K-12 schools, has released a new white paper: “Building Back Stronger: New Thinking and Technologies Reshaping Education” which delves into the myriad ways K-12 schools are embracing […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
December 21, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsWest of the Mississippi, a new approach to seat time is catching on. Roughly 1,000 different schools have transitioned to a four-day school week (researchers abbreviate this as a 4dsw), which amounts to a sixfold increase since 2000. Twenty-five percent […]
December 11, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsThe school bell is about to ring in another academic year, and as children pull out their lunchboxes and teachers decorate their rooms, schools continue to face an onslaught of K12 ransomware while also grappling with perpetually insufficient budgets, legacy […]
December 7, 2023
Via: Inside Higher EdAs the deadlines for Ph.D. applications draw near, the concern and panic of doctoral program coordinators like me are beginning to grow. The concern is over the number of qualified applications our programs will receive. The panic is that we […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
December 5, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveCompetition for students is on the rise among traditional public schools, charter schools, private schools and homeschooling within the nation’s 125 largest school districts. But that competition is only modest in scale, according to a study released Tuesday by the […]
November 28, 2023
Via: U.S. Department of EducationThe U.S. Department of Education today announced nearly $74 million in new, five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants to support an additional 30 local educational agencies, nonprofits, and other public or private organizations and institutions of higher education working to […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies
November 1, 2023
Via: EdSourceCould collaboration between TK-12 schools, colleges and industries improve educational equity and opportunity for the most high-needs learners? California is betting that the answer is yes and is backing that belief up with a $250 million investment in the Regional […]
October 31, 2023
Via: K-12 Dive“There is no time to waste when responding to an overdose, and it is critical that youth and school personnel can access naloxone on school grounds during and after school,” Cardona and Gupta’s letter said. The letter pointed to illicit […]
Educational Stages, Secondary Education
October 24, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveThere’s a lot about school and district management — like finances, curricula and special education — that is just tough to explain to noneducators. But school professionals must try to better communicate these complex issues to spur greater opportunities for […]
October 20, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsWhen it comes to digital equity, U.S. schools are well-positioned to help families get online with low-cost, high-speed internet options through the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), according to a new study from Discovery Education and Comcast. However, the […]
Economics&Strategies, Education Economics
October 16, 2023
Via: EdTech MagazineWhen Erin Ford joined Virginia’s Chesterfield County Public Schools as director of technology services, she became concerned about the way the district monitored its technology assets. “We were tracking Chromebooks in a vendor-supported asset management system,” she says. “We also […]